Tour of East County Farms—Sunday, September 7th
Please join the 5% Local Coalition and the Richmond Garden Club for a tour of east County farms arranged by Kathryn Lyddan of the Brentwood Agricultural Land Trust. Exact details […]
Richmond Garden Club September Meeting is at Berryland/Lincoln School Farm
Thank you to the Richmond Garden Club for your interest in the 5% Local Coalition’s work. The RGC’s monthly meeting will be at Berryland/Lincoln School Farm on the Richmond Greenway from […]
CCC Master Gardener Applications Due
The 2008-09 CCC Master Gardener class is being held in Richmond! Applications are due on September 15th. Click here for CCC Master Gardener Application Click here for Info on CCC […]
Contra Costa Master Gardener class for 2008-2009 is in Richmond!
The Master Gardener Class is being offered in West County in 2008. Classes start October 2nd and finish February 19th, 2009, Thursdays from 10-3pm, with breaks scheduled for 11/27, 12/25 […]
Homefront Festival—October 3,4, and 5
Richmond’s 2nd Annual Homefront Festival. What has this got to do with building a local foodshed? Look for the modern day Victory Garden posters created by WCCUSD school gardeners. Click here for […]
Largest Dead Zone on Record in Gulf of Mexico
Forgive me; it’s hard to resist the “doom and gloom” approach to encouraging our community develop some indepenence from the industrialized food system. There is just so much to work with these […]
Patagonia's Voice Your Choice Program
A big thanks to Patagonia’s Palo Alto store which not supported the Lincoln School Farm with a grant, but also invited us to participate in the Voice Your Choice program. […]
Berryland/Lincoln School Farm Workday
Join other members of the 5% Local Coalition on the 2nd Saturday of every month from 9:30 to 12:30 to help develop the West County Foodshed. Meet at Berryland (6th […]
Friends of the Richmond Greenway
Join other individuals, non-profits, and agencies working to realize the potential of the Richmond Greenway to improve the health and well-being of our community. Meet at the Nevin Community Center […]
5% Local Coalition Steering Committee Meeting
We’ll meet during our regularly scheduled workday out on the Greenway. We’ll work on Berryland and Lincoln School Farm from 9:30 to 10:3o and then meet from 10:30 to 12:30. […]